cognize

American

[kog-nahyz] / ˈkɒg naɪz /

especially British, cognise

verb (used with object)

cognized, cognizing

to perceive; become conscious of; know.

cognize British

/ kɒɡˈnaɪz, ˈkɒɡnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to perceive, become aware of, or know

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Other Word Forms

cognizer noun
precognize verb (used with object)
uncognized adjective

Etymology

Origin of cognize

First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from cognizance

Example Sentences

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The external and the internal ear, like the ear-trumpet, are purely material, and by means of them we are able to cognize those material emanations called sound.

From Beyond by Hubbard, Henry Seward

Take away matter, and mortal mind could not cognize its own so-called substance, and this so-called mind would have no identity.

From Unity of Good by Eddy, Mary Baker

The things we do not see or cognize with the physical senses are called mental, or spiritual.

From Carmen Ariza by Stocking, Charles Francis

Consequently he never had occasion to inquire whether anything whatsoever was possible which his senses or the senses of other witnesses seemed to cognize.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

Thus we cognize only the necessity of effects in nature, the causes of which are given us.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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